title: Did a cowboy rodeo champion create the best theory of quality improvement? Malcolm Baldrige and his award.
authors.affiliation: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, Florida 34211, USA. markbest20@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Best
authors.forename: Duncan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neuhauser
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D005197:Famous Persons; D049673:History, 20th Century; D013177:Sports / Q000266:history*; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States